December 14, 1998 Issue, THE NEW REPUBLIC

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- Correspondence, pp. 4-5
  The merits of queer theory, Rodrik vs. Bhagwati, etc.
- TRB: Snuff Film
  Jonathan Cohn
  , p. 6
  If you think Dr. Kevorkian is a selfless crusader on a mission of mercy, then you don't...
- Latin Lesson
  The Editors
  , pp. 7-8
  A federal appellate court picks apart affirmative action in a Boston high school.
- Persian Gulf Dispatch: False Alarms
  Romesh Ratnesar
  , p. 9
  When the president suddenly decided not to bomb Saddam, the men on board one Navy warsh...
- St. Petersburg Dispatch: Pistol Politics
  Masha Gessen
  , pp. 10-11
  The assassination of a democracy activist signals the end of Russia's idealistic era
- Net Gains
  Yochai Benkler and Lawrence Lessig
  , pp. 12-14
  As long as room on the radio spectrum is limited, FCC regulation of broadcasting will r...
- Starr Crossed
  Jeffrey Rosen
  , pp. 15-17
  How well did the independent counsel really hold up under questioning?
- The Red and the Black
  Lee Siegel
  , pp. 18-21
  This year's exuberant celebration of Paul Robeson's one-hundredth birthday has lacked f...
- Schoolyard Tussle
  Dana Milbank
  , pp. 22-25
  Would-be presidential contender John Kerry is picking a fight with the teachers' unions...
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  On Films: Wasted Talent (Review)
  Stanley Kauffmann
  , pp. 26-27
  Very Bad Things (1998 Film), by Christian Slater
  1. Very Bad Things (1998 Film) by Christian Slater
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  A Trip to Stonesville (8 Reviews)
  Arnold S. Relman
  , pp. 28-36
  Natural Remedies: Ask Dr. Weil, by Steven Petrow and Andrew Weil
  1. Natural Remedies: Ask Dr. Weil by Steven Petrow and Andrew Weil
  2. Eight Weeks to Optimum Health by Andrew Weil
  3. Spontaneous Healing by Andrew Weil
  4. Natural Health, Natural Medicine by Andrew Weil
  5. Health and Healing by Andrew Weil
  6. From Chocolate to Morphine by Andrew Weil and Winifred Rosen
  7. The Marriage of the Sun and Moon by Andrew T. Weil
  8. The Natural Mind by Andrew Weil
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  The Flying Trapezius (Review)
  James Wood
  , pp. 37-41
  A Man in Full, by Tom Wolfe
  1. A Man in Full by Tom Wolfe
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  The Untrustworthy (2 Reviews)
  Roy Porter
  , pp. 42-43
  In Defense of History, by Richard J. Evans
  1. In Defense of History by Richard J. Evans
  2. Tales from the German Underworld by Richard J. Evans
- Irresistible
  Stephen Dunn
  , pp. 44-45
- Washington Diarist: Show People
  Margaret Talbot
  , pp. 46-48
- Cover
  Jonathan Houston